Andrena hallii Dunning, 1898
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena hallii Dunning, 1898
Common Name: Andrena hallii
Taxonomy
Andrena Hallii Dunning, 1898: 268 [♀].
Lectotype ♀, designated by LaBerge and Bouseman (1970: 590). USA, Washington, Pullman, by C.W. Piper [USNM no. USNM ENT 533619].
Andrena heterura Cockerell, 1929: 445 [♀]. Synonymy by LaBerge and Bouseman (1970: 588).
Holotype ♀. USA, Colorado, Mesa Verge National Park, 29 June 1929, by P.R. Franke [CAS no. 15337].
Taxonomic notes: The ♂ was described by LaBerge and Ribble (1970: 589).
LaBerge and Bouseman (1970: 588) placed Andrena hallii Dunning, 1898 in the subgenus Tylandrena LaBerge, 1964, which was subsequently placed into synonymy under Melandrena Pérez, 1890 by Pisanty et al. (2021: 13).
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AFB7359
Biology: LaBerge and Bouseman (1970: 591) suggested that A. hallii was a probably oligolege of cruciferous plants, especially Stanleya sp.
Distribution in Canada: Sheffield, un published [BC].
References
Cockerell TDA (1929) New bees from the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 37(4): 441-448.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25004332
LaBerge WE, Bouseman JK (1970) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part III. Tylandrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 96(4): 543-605.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078004
Dunning SN (1898) Notes on Andrena. The Canadian Entomologist 30(10): 268-269. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent30268-10
Pisanty G, Richter R, Martin T, Dettman J, Cardinal S (2021) Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography and revised classification of andrenine bees (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 170https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107151
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Broad Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Melilotus sp., Penstemon sp., Prunus sp., Opuntia sp.
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera, Pacific Maritime